Community Development and Humanitarian Aid
Commons · Question 63681 · Tabled 30 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using (a) savings groups and (b) other asset-based community development strategies to complement his wider humanitaria
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 10 Jul 2025
Community-led approaches are effective and sustainable ways to provide assistance. People in crisis often rely on social support networks and the informal economy to survive. From savings groups and informal credit systems to community food-sharing, these...